What a difference even just a
month can make. On 11 May, 2026, the E.U. enacted sanctions against “Israeli settlers
over their violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, a move enabled by
backing from Hungary’s incoming government.”[1]
A month earlier, Viktor Orbán was the sitting prime minister of the E.U. state
of Hungary. As a supporter of U.S. President Trump, who in turn supported
Israel even in its decimation of Gaza razing entire cities into leveled ground
for real estate “properties,” Orbán would have wielded Hungary’s veto in the
European Council.
The full essay is at "Vendetta Violence."
1. Maia de la Baume, “E.U. Approves Sanctions on Israeli Settlers after Hungarian Backing,” Euronews.com, 11 May, 2026.
